This is not a recent phenomenon, nor is it confined to an isolated incident. Inculcating the Palestinian youth with fables of the glory and heroism of those who have killed civilians is standard practice in Palestinian society.

There are three Palestinian schools named in honour of Dalal Mughrabi, who led the most lethal terror attack in Israel’s history, a bus hijacking that slaughtered 37 civilians (including 12 children). Three more schools in territory under Palestinian control are named in honour of the mastermind of the Munich Olympics terror attack in which 11 Israeli athletes were tortured and killed by Palestinian terrorists.

It was recently revealed that one of the athletes was castrated and shot ­before being left to bleed to death in front of his teammates.

A girls’ school in the Palestinian town of Tulkarem bears the name of Hamas suicide bombmaker Nash’at Abu Jabara, no doubt revered for his mastery of electrical engineering.

Students attending the Artas High School for Girls pass underneath the image of 18-year-old female suicide bomber Ayat Al-Akhras, described as “the heroic martyr”.